Graduation
Class of 2025
Commencement
Graduation Photos
A few hundred photos from graduation night are available to view and download, including individual graduates' diploma photos. The collection features sets from rehearsal, ceremony and reception, diplomas and the cap toss. Download now: https://nws.house/gradphotos (or click the photo above)
Senior Prom Photos
About 150 photos from senior prom are available to view and download at https://nws.house/promphotos (or click the photo above). Thanks to Jim Tillman and seniors' parents for contributing many of the photos in this collection.
Recording of Commencement Ceremony
The Northwest School graduation ceremony was live-streamed, with closed captions, on YouTube, on June 9, 2025. You can view the recording of the event below and read the Commencement Program.
How to Download the Video
Click on the title of the video. That takes you to the video's page on Vimeo. On that page, under the video title, is a download icon you can use to download the file.
Read the order of events in the Commencement Program
Click to view
Processional
Welcome
Ray Wilson, Head of School
Lowell Weiss, Vice President, Board of Trustees
“Leaving on a Jet Plane” (John Denver), Eden and Jude Maher-Rose
“Cost of Living” (original poem), Sadie Lovejoy
Senior Speaker Rafi Hathaway
“Slipping Through My Fingers” (Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson), Cara Lee
Faculty Speaker Rachel Fumia
“Lift Me Up” (Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, Tems, Ryan Coogler), Soleyana Mussie
Senior Speaker Austin Zhao
“Me & Magdalena” (Ben Gibbard), Deryn Gannholm, Aaron Hailey, Duncan Moore, Wyatt Bohlmann
Class of 2025 Video Tribute Eva Erickson, Morris Richman, Delphine Wilton
Awarding of Diplomas
Erin Miller, Upper School Director
Ray Wilson, Head of School
Julie Lyss, Board of Trustees
Recessional